- General Electric Co. is eliminating 1,400 jobs and...

May 16, 1989

- General Electric Co. is eliminating 1,400 jobs and closing two factories that manufacture electric ranges. The two plants being closed are in Dalton, Ga., and Columbia, Md. The Dalton plant will be closed in mid-July, while factory operations in Maryland will be phased out over the next 18 months.